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URT to MES: distance & flight time
Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport) → Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base)
386 mi
622 km · 336 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
386 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
Near MES
- KNO · Kualanamu International Airport16 mi away
- DTB · Silangit Airport92 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport138 mi away
- FLZ · Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is URT from MES?
The flight distance from Surat Thani (URT) to Medan (MES) is 386 miles (622 km, 336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URT to MES?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from URT to MES?
Nonstop service on URT–MES depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from URT to MES?
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Why are some URT to MES fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain URT–MES tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.